Pakistan Highest Run Chase in ODI World Cup: Pakistan team has created history in the ODI World Cup. In the eighth match of the World Cup played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Pakistan achieved the target of 345 runs and defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. With this he made a big record in the history of the World Cup.
Pakistan made the record of biggest run chase in ODI World Cup
Pakistan has become the number-1 team in the world to chase the biggest run in the ODI World Cup. The target of more than 300 runs has been achieved only a few times in 13 editions of the ODI World Cup. Earlier, the record of chasing the highest number of runs in the history of ODI World Cup was held by Ireland. He chased 329 against England during the 2011 World Cup in India. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also included in the top-5 list. Both the teams have achieved this feat twice each.
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Shafiq and Rizwan’s century innings
Abdullah Shafiq’s 113 and Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 131 runs were included in this run chase of Pakistan. Both the batsmen took control of the team when Pakistan had lost 2 wickets in 7.2 overs. After this there was a partnership of 176 runs between the two batsmen. Shafiq was out in the 34th over after completing his century, but Rizwan kept the innings under control from the other end. Then in the 45th over, Saud Shakeel also got out after scoring 31 runs, but Iftikhar Ahmed, who came after him, gave the team victory in the 49th over by hitting 4 fours in 10 balls.
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2023
Records of biggest run chase in World Cup
Pakistan 345/4 Sri Lanka 2023
Ireland 329/7 England 2011
Bangladesh 322/4 Scotland 2015
bangladesh 322/3 west indies 2019
Sri Lanka 313/7 Zimbabwe 1992
Sri Lanka 312/1 England 2015
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